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P6 Math
June Worksheet 2
Problem Sums with
Differences
Understanding Differences in Problem Sums
Understanding the differences between numbers can help
you solve many math problems more easily. Since we don't
always think about these differences in our everyday lives, it
might seem tricky at first. This worksheet will help you practice
and get better at solving problems that involve comparing
and finding differences between quantities.
“ Whenever a difference is given in a problem
sum, the question automatically receives a
boost in difficulty! In this worksheet, your
teacher will teach you how to slay these
”
monstrous problem sums!
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Question 1
Amy sold some blouses and t-shirts. Each blouse was sold for $34.50, and
each t-shirt was sold for $19.80. She earned $963 more from selling the
blouses than from selling the t-shirts. If Amy sold 13 more blouses than t-shirts,
how many blouses did she sell?
Answer
“ If your remove the extra blouses, what
”
will happen to the difference?
Ans
4
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Question 2
Hawker Tan sells burgers and sandwiches. Each burger is sold for $4.80, and
each sandwich is sold for $1.10 less. He made $36 more from selling burgers
than from selling sandwiches, after selling 20 more sandwiches. How many
sandwiches did he sell?
Answer
“ If you remove the extra sandwiches
sold, what will happen to the
”
difference?
Ans
5
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Question 3
An electronics shop sells some identical microphones and cameras. Each
camera is sold for $520 more than each microphone. The total number of
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microphones sold is 3 of the number of cameras sold. If a total of $92,880
was collected from all sales, and $41,040 more was collected from the
camera sales, how many cameras were sold?
Answer
“ You are given the difference between
the price of one camera and one
microphone. This clue is only useful if
you compare the same number of
”
each item.
Ans
6
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Question 4
At a bakery, tarts are sold at 4 for $7, and muffins are sold at 3 for
$10. Tarts make up 40% of the total items sold. The bakery earned
$468 more from selling muffins than from selling tarts. How many tarts
did the bakery sell?
4 for $7 3 for $10
Answer
“ How can you “sell” the tarts and the
muffins so that 40% of the items sold
”
are tarts?
Ans
7
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Question 5
At a funfair, each adult receives 5 coupons, while each child receives 8
coupons. The children received 3,620 more coupons than the adults. If a
total of 1,200 people visited the funfair, how many children attended?
Answer
“ What adjustment must be made if the
difference is given instead of the
”
usually total value given?
Ans
8
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Question 6
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Rebecca is the age of her brother when their father is 50 years old. Their
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father is twice the age of her brother when Rebecca is 22 years old. How
old is their father when her brother is 45 years old?
Answer
“ What remained unchanged in this
”
question?
Ans
9
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Question 7
Ben spent $9,788 on 3 tablets and 5 laptops for his business. He wants to
buy another laptop but is short of $480. He bought one more tablet instead
and had $124 left. How much money does Ben have?
Answer
“ Is there a way to simplify the question?
”
Ans
10
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Question 8
A team of volunteers went on a community service project and was
divided equally into two teams. Team X had 8 more women than men.
When 4 men from Team X joined Team Y, the number of men in Team X
and Team Y became equal. Given that there are 56 women in total, how
many volunteers participated in the project?
Answer
“ Take note of the doubling effect of a
transfer. If need be, draw a model to
keep track of how the differences
”
change.
Ans
11
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Question 9
Raymond and Giselle have different amounts of money. If Raymond
gives Giselle $340, they will both have the same amount. But if Giselle
1
gives Raymond $84 instead, she will end up with of what Raymond has
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after that. How much money did Giselle have?
Answer
“ Take note of the doubling effect of a
”
transfer.
Ans
12
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Question 10
Farmer Liu is taking his ducks to the city using some trucks. If he puts 50
ducks in each truck, there will be 80 ducks left that don’t fit. But if he puts
80 ducks in each truck, he will have 2 empty trucks. How many ducks does
Farmer Liu have?
Answer
“ Rephrase the problem. What does it
”
mean when he has 2 empty trucks?
Ans
13
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Question 11
A garden was decorated with 60 yellow and 60 blue flowers for a spring
festival. Mrs. Smith bought more flowers to decorate the garden. 35% of the
flowers she bought were yellow, and the rest were blue. After all the flowers
were placed, the number of yellow and blue flowers was in the ratio 5:8.
a) How many yellow and blue flowers are there in the garden now?
b) Mrs. Smith then bought some pink flowers and added them to the
garden. 20% of the flowers in the garden were pink. How many pink
flowers did she buy?
Answer
14 B
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Question 12
A total of 20 students and teachers sold tickets for a charity show. Each
ticket was sold at $5. Each student sold 5 tickets, and each teacher sold 3
tickets. The amount collected by the students was $20 more than the
amount collected by the teachers.
(a)How many teachers were there in the group?
(b)How many tickets were sold altogether?
Answer
15 B
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Question 13
Jake left City X for City Y, which was 35 km away, at 9:30 a.m. At the same
time, Alex left City Y for City X. They traveled along the same road. Alex's
average speed was 16 km/h faster than Jake's average speed. After 15
minutes, Jake and Alex were 10 km apart after passing each other. Neither
of them changed their speed during the entire journey.
(a)How far did Jake travel in 15 minutes?
(b)What was Alex's average speed?
Answer
16 B
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Question 14
Michael and Sarah started jogging at the same time from point P to point
R along the route shown. Michael jogged 30 m/min faster than Sarah.
When Michael reached point R, he turned around at once to jog towards
point P. He met Sarah at point Q. They did not change their speeds
throughout. What was Sarah's jogging speed in m/min?
P Q R
4000 m 600 m
Answer
Ans
17
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Question 15
There were some apples and oranges in a fruit market. The number of
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apples was of the number of oranges. After an equal number of apples
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and oranges were sold, the ratio of the number of apples to the number of
oranges left was 5:9. There were 240 fruits altogether at first. How many
fruits were sold altogether?
Answer
Ans
18
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Question 16
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Books and magazines were sold at a bookstore. of the items sold in the
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store were books. Each book cost $10.60 more than a magazine. A total of
$1593 was collected from the sale of items, and $558 more was collected
from the magazines. How many magazines were sold?
Answer
Ans
19
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Question 17
Last Monday morning, Alex walked from his house to the library. For the first
2 minutes, he walked at an average speed of 36 m/min. When he realized
he would be 2 minutes late, he quickly increased his speed by 12 m/min. As
a result, he arrived 2 minute early. What is the distance between his house
and the library?
Answer
Ans
20
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Question 18
Ms. Lee is 40 years old, and her son is twice the age of her daughter. Ms.
Lee will be three times her son’s age when her daughter is 12 years old.
How old will Ms. Lee be when the combined age of her two children
equals her own age?
Answer
Ans
21
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Question 19
Jason wanted to buy 8 books, but he was short by $8.10. Instead, he
bought 5 books and had $12.60 remaining. How much would he need to
pay for 20 books?
Answer
Ans
22
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Question 20
The animals in a shelter are divided into two equal groups. In the first group,
there are 12 more cats than dogs. In the second group, there are 48 more
dogs than cats. 40% of the animals are cats. How many of the animals are
dogs?
Answer
Ans
23
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